whoa that's creepy...I was just about to PM a mod about a pic I just saw submitted that really looks like it was traced off of a photo...

Ahem, anyway...

I HATE tracing...HATE it. I've never been able to get myself to do it, even in elementary school when it was the "art project of the day". It's cheating, and you'd learn more trying a freehand copy of a picture (which I also don't like). The only use I can ever see for tracing is to learn how to properly work a writing instrument...which most people figure out by the age of six.

HF should really make a flat out "do not trace" rule since it annoys the crap out of me when a picture gets rejected because an angle or perspective is a little off then another one that is so blatantly traced from a photo gets accepted. Not to mention we don't want to end up like DA where if you search any series you get one amazing picture and about 9000 others traced off that one pic...

While I don't trace myself, I don't really care what other people do, even tracing. Since they are working with the inherit limitation of the method. There are really things that you can or can't accomplish with taking a short cut like this. You can't be as flexible, you are unable to create more diverse or vary kind of artwork, and most of all, its legally dubious and artistic bankrupt. It isn't my prerogative to feel indignant about such a practice, however, I wouldn't hesitate to make fun of them though. (lol Greg land)

I don't trace, but I do copy for practice purposes and lay the original over my drawing to find anatomy mistakes. These pictures are never uploaded though, since it's not art, just practice. If tracers trace to improve themselves, let them be. They don't have the right to upload their work and take credit for it though. I seriously dislike people like that. "Look I drewed this and I is really proud! OMG I lurve Naruto, I wanna have his babieees, that's why I drawed this! -*///v///*- " <-- usually they're little brats like that who don't even know it's wrong what they're doing, that's the sad part. People should get an email or PM upon joining on what is considered art theft.